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August 9, 2006

Poll finds Carcieri, Fogarty still deadlocked

The race for Rhode Island's next governor continues to be a tossup, according to an independent poll released today showing that voter sentiment about the state's high-profile races has not changed substantially in the past month, despite a barrage of media advertisements from each campaign.

Governor Carcieri and his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty, each received support from 43 percent of 500 likely voters polled Aug. 3 by Rasmussen Reports.

Carcieri trailed Fogarty 43 to 42 percent in last month's Rasmussen survey.

Today's poll also showed that U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee, for the second consecutive month, trails Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse, this time by 6 points: 38 percent support the Republican incumbent, 44 percent picked Whitehouse, and 11 percent said they weren't sure.

The poll's margin of error is 4.5 percent.

Whitehouse continues to enjoy a double-digit lead over Cranston Mayor Stephen P. Laffey, 55 percent to 31 percent.

-- projo.com staff writer Steve Peoples

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